Roddy Grant

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Roddy Grant
Personal information
Full name Roderick Grant
Date of birth September 16, 1966 (age 40)
Place of birth Gloucester, England
Height 5'11"
Position Forward (retired)
Youth clubs
Strathbrock
Professional clubs*
Years Club Apps (goals)
1986-1989
1989-1992
1992-1993
1993-1995
1995-2000
1999-2000
2000-2003
2003-04
Cowdenbeath
St. Johnstone
Dunfermline Athletic
Partick Thistle
St. Johnstone
Ayr United (loan)
Brechin City
Peterhead
64 (27)
120 (32)
32 (4)
60 (18)
122 (34)
13 (2)
84 (40)
7 (0)

* Professional club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of September 23, 2006.

Roddy Grant (born September 16, 1966 in Gloucester) is an English-born Scottish former professional footballer. He played for seven clubs during a 19-year playing career, beginning as a trainee with Cowdenbeath in 1989 and closing out his professional career with Peterhead in 2003.

Grant moved into junior football with Linlithgow, playing for them until midway through the 2004/5 season. He finished the season with Pumpherston Juniors. As of September 2006, he is assistant manager to Steve Pittman at Recreation Park.[1]

[edit] Trivia

  • Prior to becoming a full-time footballer, Grant was a stonemason.[2]
  • Played in his testimonial match against Coventry on November 12, 1999.
  • He is the only player to play and score at every Scottish league ground.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://eteamz.active.com/pumpherstonjuniors/roster/
  2. ^ http://www.blueheaven.org.uk/roddy/
  3. ^ http://eteamz.active.com/pumpherstonjuniors/roster/index.cfm?season=252546&sport=5&id=4727643

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